Maplewood Ave. Fire (Bridgeport, CT) 1/6/20

BRIDGEPORT, CT - At approximately 7:15pm on January 6, 2020, the Bridgeport Fire Department received multiple calls for a fire on Maplewood Avenue near Norman Street. First in companies found heavy fire showing from the top floor rear porches of a 3 story wood frame multi-family at 222 Maplewood Ave. With reports of people still inside the structure, searches were performed and came up negative. All residents had made it to safety before FD arrival. The fire was confined to the 3rd floor rear porches, 3rd floor back rooms, with some extension into the cockloft area. Due to the cold weather, GBTA busses were called to the scene to provide temporary shelter for the 17 individuals displaced by the fire.